A Hymn to Life
shame has to change sides
$63.26
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2026
Summary
The sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.
The extraordinarily powerful memoir by a heroine of our times, whose story inspires change, compassion and courage.
One November day, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a local police station and life as she knew it ended. Her husband of fifty years had been caught by a supermarket guard filming up women’s skirts. But on …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847928962 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184792896X |
| Author: | Gisèle Pelicot, Natasha Lehrer, Ruth Diver |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 162mm x 26mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An emblem of resilience for women everywhere * Vogue *Gisèle has challenged the patriarchy everywhere … She is a symbol of strength and survival – Gloria SteinemThis will be the most harrowing, and possibly the most important, memoir of 2026 * Daily Telegraph, Books to Look Out For 2026 *The bravest woman in the world * Daily Mirror *The only writing you should read about Gisèle’s story is her own. If you want a page-turning memoir by a lifeforce, buy it for everyone you know. It may move you to tears, but it will move you to live more – Gina Martin, multi award-winning gender equality activist and author of No Offence, But…A Hymn to Life is quite something - a really brave, honest and heart-rending memoir – Sarah Jessica Parker
About The Author
Gisèle Pelicot
Gis le Pelicot was named the most noteworthy person of 2024 in an opinion poll in France, eclipsing world leaders, and was honoured by Time. To mark International Women’s Day, the Independent named her the most influential woman of 2025. Her case contributed to the national debate on sexual violence in France, which led to a change in the legal definition of rape. She has been awarded the Legion d’honneur, France’s highest civic honour.
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